Boston Beatdown, Volume 2 is either a shocking testament to the history of Boston's ultra-violent harcore community or raw material for an anthropological study of rock territoriality. Not exactly a documentary--a documentary has a point-of-view--Boston Beatdown is a rough compilation of amateur footage of young males (and some females) beating each other to a pulp, time after time, as hardcore enthusiasts wage war against anyone who isn't them at clubs and private gigs. Somewhere in the relentless bloodletting we hear the churning rage-rock of Blood for Blood, Death Before Dishonor, and Ten Yard Fight, and there are (academically speaking) fascinating interviews with past and present members of Boston's F.S.U. gang, which formed a decade or so ago to cleanse their turf of just about everybody. Among the horrors here is the film's palpable delight at footage of Moby being assaulted by several cretins on a Boston sidewalk. Amazon.com
Overall I really liked the film. There isn't anyone in the hardcore scene I wouldn't recommend this to. CALI HARDCORE JUNE 16, 2004
Vicious and brutally honest. One of the hardest hitting documentaries I've ever seen. Jamie (Hatebreed)
Dark, defiant and driven. American subculture at its finest. iSteven Blush (author of American Hardcore: A Tribal History)
“From the first punch to the last chord,” Volume II delivers a non-stop, in your face, visual and auditory glimpse into the dark and violent world of underground hardcore and punk rock. Featuring live performances and interviews from such bands as Blood for Blood, Death Before Dishonor, and Righteous Jams, and featuring never-before-seen footage from bands such as Wrecking Crew, In My Eyes and Ten Yard Fight, this sequel DVD has, in many eyes, already proven itself to be the hardest and most graphic look at the hardcore scene ever. Backed with exclusive interviews by founding members of Boston’s notorious F.S.U. gang and scored by a soundtrack of some of Boston’s hardest music, Volume II, tells the story and history of Boston hardcore from past until present. From the Back Cover
